Monday, July 02, 2012

Risky business …

… Banville's new novel breaks taboo around underage sex - Books, Entertainment - Independent.ie. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)


I remember a friend telling me once long ago how he had had a fling with, I believe, a teacher of his when he was about 15. He was mature for his years and, so far as I know, nothing bad came of it for either of them. There was no coercion involved and, I gather, considerable discretion.



4 comments:

  1. There have been two films on this subject that I have thought might not get produced today. "Summer of 42" and "Tea and Sympathy."
    I loved "42". "T&S" bored me to distraction.

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  2. Hi Frank, I wonder if a boy of 15 can really be mature beyond his years. After all, how much of the world can he have possibly seen? Maybe it's me, but I find the idea of romancing teachers distinctly distasteful.

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  3. He only flirted with it (no pun intended), but I was a little surprised at a bit of sexual subtext in Wes Anderson's Moonlight Kingdom.

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  4. I can only report what I was told, Vikram. I haven't had any experience in that line myself. I confess I would be more bothered by a male teacher and a female student than the reverse. My bad.

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